NH College Roundup: FPU, SNHU gird for baseball tourney

Franklin Pierce University will host Merrimack College in the first round of the Northeast-10 baseball championship on Tuesday in Rindge at 7 p.m. Merrimack clinched a berth with a 9-1 win Sunday against Stonehill.

Bentley University, the second seed in the tournament, will host third-seeded Southern New Hampshire University Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Marty Dunlap's two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning led the Ravens past No. 19 nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire on Saturday night at Penmen Field.

The win, combined with a 3-1 loss by Bentley on the road at Massachusetts Lowell, allowed Franklin Pierce to lay claim to the Northeast Division title, as well as the division's top seed.

Columbia 6-12, Dartmouth 5-5: In New York Saturday, Columbia captured the best-of-three Ivy League baseball championship series and earned an NCAA regional berth. Columbia scored six runs in the seventh inning for its 12-5 clinching win. Gus Craig had a walk-off single in the 10th inning for the Lions' 6-5 win.

For Dartmouth (32-9) Jeff Keller had a two-run homer and Dustin Selzer (double) and Ryan Toimil (single) added RBI hits. Dartmouth ended its season with a school-record 32 victories and the lowest team ERA (2.75) since 1971.

Softball

Penn 3, Dartmouth 2: In Philadelphia, Alexis Borden (17-10) threw a complete game eight-hitter to lead Penn to its first Ivy League title since 1981. Borden fanned eight and walked two. Kristen Rumley (22-9) suffered the mound loss for Dartmouth (26-20). Kristen Rumley and Morgan McCalmon each had an RBI for the Big Green.

Men's lacrosse

Eastern Conn. State 9, Keene State 8: In Keene, the second-seeded Warriors defended their Little East Conference men's lacrosse championship. Keene State, which saw its eight game winning streak come to an end, completed its season with a 14-3 record. Senior Ian Hart of Richmond scored four goals for Keene State.

Women's lacrosse

Penn 10, Dartmouth 7: In Philadelphia, Penn captured the Ivy League title and an NCAA berth. Dartmouth (10-7) waited word on receiving a possible at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Liz Calby scored four times and senior Hana Bowers added three for the Big Green. Bowers set a tournament record with eight total goals.

Men's tennis

Colby-Sawyer 9, Rutgers-Camden 0: In Latham, N.Y., Colby-Sawyer (14-7) won the program's first North Atlantic Conference championship title match. The Chargers, behind No. 1 seeded player Nathan Taschereau of Goffstown, earned an NCAA Tournament berth. The pairings will be released today.

Women's tennis

Colby-Sawyer 9, Penn St. Berks 0: In Latham, N.Y., the Chargers captured the North Eastern Athletic Conference championship match. The championship is the program's sixth overall for the Chargers (18-4), which is a school record for wins in a season. CSC earns an NCAA Tournament berth.